Central China Normal University (CCNU, Huazhong Normal University) is looking for a UK university partner to design, deliver and manage a three-week EMI (English as a medium of instruction) teacher training programme in the UK for 16 academic lecturers from CCNU, preferably from end of June to end of July 2018.

Opportunity

Central China Normal University (CCNU) is looking for a UK university partner to design and deliver a three-week teacher training programme to a group of 16 academic lecturers to further promote the professional development of the teachers of CCNU. The lecturers will be mostly under 50 years old and undertaking teaching and research majors focused on education pedagogy and practices. The programme would be expected to strengthen their teaching pedagogy and research capabilities, especially focusing on their English language competency and teaching methodologies of EMI.

Objectives:

• To develop a good understanding of the principles that underlie academic teaching with EMI skills
• To develop pedagogical skills for planning, teaching and lecturing in EMI
• To improve the quality of communication with students in the classroom, to support more confident and effective delivery in English
• To develop participants’ overall capacity in educational research and continuing professional development in EMI relevant to their own specialist subject areas.

Benefits

This is an opportunity for UK institutions to position themselves as a strategic partner with CCNU, a ministerial-level University in Hubei province as one of the universities in national project "211", and to build their brand awareness in central China, with potential for further collaboration into other related fields, including student and faculty exchange, as well as joint research. CCNU would like to visit the selected partner in the UK in autumn 2017 for further discussion of partnership programmes and preparation of the proposed training programme next year – the full expenses of the visit will be covered by CCNU.

Requirements

The UK partner should be experienced in delivering training courses on EMI training and will be expected to design and deliver a suitable three week (15 days) training programme including the below sessions:

• Introduction of innovative English teaching methodologies and pedagogies in the UK
• English communication skills and approaches to develop effective learning environments and teacher-student relationships
• bilingual curriculum design and teaching activities management
• conducting educational research and publishing papers in English and continuing professional development in teaching.

The UK partner will also be expected to provide:

• accommodation (preferably university student accommodation with en-suite single rooms)
• three meals a day (including arrangements for weekend meals)
• extra-curricular activities and cultural visits
• opportunities to practice teaching with UK students or other international students
• airport pick up/drop off and local daily travel/commuting arrangements 
• a letter of invitation to support the visa application process
• a certificate of completion for each participant at the end of the training.

Central China Normal University (CCNU) will provide the following services:

• selection of teachers in China with certain language proficiency – pre-sessional questionnaire with the selected partner  
• nomination of one leading teacher to coordinate the training process in the UK
• arrangements for participant teachers’ UK visa applications, international air-tickets and insurance
• pre-departure briefing and guidance for teachers before the delegation travels to the UK

About Central China Normal University

Located in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province in central China, Central China Normal University (CCNU or Huazhong Normal University) is a national key comprehensive university directly under the administration of the Chinese Ministry of Education. CCNU is also one of the universities in the national project "211", highly recognised as an important base for cultivating brilliant talents for the country, as well as a superior training center for excellent teachers in higher learning institutions and high schools.

British Council Contact

UK providers interested in this opportunity should contact siem.china@britishcouncil.org.cn by 18:00 (BST) 31^st July 2017. Please submit a training proposal and a quotation outlining all costs related to the proposed programme. The training proposal should include a sample schedule for three weeks (15 training days) and CVs of key trainers designated for this training programme. The quotation of the programme should include specific financial and programme arrangements for 16 delegates: training fee, insurance (if applicable), all related expenses for cultural activities and excursions. Please kindly exclude the fees for international air-tickets, visa applications and travel insurance.

Specific requirements as below:

• for accommodation, please include details of the university accommodation (self-catering single en-suite room with bathroom and internet connections)
• for transportation, please include airport transfer services and daily travel costs
• for meal arrangements, please specify daily meal arrangements, including weekends
• for cultural visits, please list proposed locations and include the quotation for possible expenses on travel

Please kindly note that the British Council will charge a 20 per cent management fee based on the TRAINING FEE/TUITION FEE of the final programme. The management fee will cover frequent liaison between the UK provider and Chinese partner for facilitating the preparation of the programme and pre-training arrangements (e.g. pre-departure briefings, visa application and on-site support upon requests) as well as supporting post-training follow-up and feedback reports. Please include the management fee in the quotation separately after all other costs have been accounted for.